Before the 19th century, how many people were needed to make pipe organ play?
one
at least two
four
seven
Playing the organ before electricity required at least one person (called calcant) to operate the bellows. Therefore, organists rarely practiced on the pipe organs, using other instruments such as the clavichord for practice instead.
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one
at least two
four
seven
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France
20
the Netherlands
24
Austria
129
Spain
14
Greece
20
the United Kingdom
178
Republic of Ireland
26
the United States
316
Denmark
12
Germany
579
Switzerland
58
Australia
41
Poland
13092
Canada
26
Unknown
13
Bulgaria
12
South Africa
12
India
52
Indonesia
67
Italy
14